Stories

On Saturday, October 23, the Los Angeles Portuguese company held a cancer prevention day, an action in support of the Pink October Campaign. This Women’s Ministries initiative involved all the […]

At the last Southern California Conference (SCC) regular constituency session in September 2019, it was voted “that SCC conducts a comprehensive Region Structure Assessment and bring analysis and report at […]

“What about an evangelism school?” Vinh Nguyen, El Monte Vietnamese church pastor, recalled a member asking him. Initially, Nguyen was hesitant, and it was challenging. “I almost wanted to give […]

To God be the glory. This humble statement of praise echoed throughout a weekend celebration at the Los Angeles Tongan church, packed with prayer, reflection, and worship. The occasion was […]

At the beginning of the pandemic, a group of six ladies from Rolling Hills church faithfully met each day by computer teleconference for the 100 Days of Prayer initiative sponsored […]

This summer, the High Desert church celebrated a joyous reopening. But this was not only a reopening due to closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as many churches have recently […]

Every year as local students are gearing up for the school year, North Hills church partners with Hope Through Housing to provide backpacks full of essential school supplies for students […]

When Judith Miranda, lay leader of Malibu Group, was browsing Facebook a few years ago, she saw a photo of a child sitting alone underneath a tree. Concerned by this […]

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted” (Aesop). This is the sentiment Jesus shared in Matthew 25:36-40, emphasizing the importance of tending to the basic needs […]

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Ephesus church community service team, led by Diva Jones-Moses, strategically planned for November 28, 2020, to be a day when the church and the community would dine together — “outside the walls of the church” — in the church parking lot. However, the COVID-19 virus and its restrictions forced the team to make […]

This pandemic taught us that ministry is not static; the way we worship, fellowship, and study together looks dramatically different than it did two years ago. Much of our church […]

After many churches held their first virtual Vacation Bible School (VBS) programs last year, or made the decision to cancel it all together, this year’s return to VBS continued to […]

This summer, Compton Community church celebrated its 28th annual Youth Explosion event. For four Sabbaths in July, the youth and young adults oversaw the worship service, from praise music to […]

Though travel is often a central component of overseas mission work, Vallejo Drive church reimagined the mission trip experience this summer in light of COVID travel restrictions. Through 30 minutes […]

God works in mysterious ways, and some would say that has never been more apparent than during this COVID-19 pandemic. SCC’s second-ever virtual week of prayer for all SCC students […]

In the midst of an ongoing pandemic, with concerns about health and safety at an all-time high, Delaware Avenue church provided funding for the Naung Bo Den (NBD) Learning Center […]

“Hi, good morning, would you like some breakfast?” is a greeting once again expressed by members of the San Fernando Valley Filipino company to their unhoused neighbors. After halting for […]

“If you had asked me five years ago, I still would not have pictured myself being here—being an ordained pastor,” shared Sarah Grover, associate pastor at Camarillo church.  This May, […]

Growing up, Brian Campos didn’t think he would become a pastor. Looking back, he recognizes how God has purposefully placed people in his life to encourage him in his faith […]

Danny Castanaza’s journey to pastoral ministry wasn’t always a clear path. With a plan to attend college in Cerritos, a call from a friend the day before class was to […]